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SY2 5BL

Underdale · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Underdale
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 5BD 42 m
SY2 5BE 121 m
SY2 5BJ 133 m
SY2 5BN 148 m
SY2 5PX 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5
Latitude
52.714732
Longitude
-2.730356
British National Grid easting
350,759
British National Grid northing
313,257

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Underdale · E05016077
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147617
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 018E · E01028988
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 018 · E02006032

Postcode source versions

Explore SY2

Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
150, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BL 2 June 2025 £295,000
166, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BL 28 September 2018 £222,000
152, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BL 17 April 2015 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Severndale Specialist Academy

    Academy special converter

    513 m

  2. Crowmoor Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    550 m

  3. Wilfred Owen Primary School

    Academy converter

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,007
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 860
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Shoplifting 199
  • Public order 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
SY2 5 residents
11,678

Age bands in SY2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,984 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,153 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,681 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,113 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,436 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    822 m

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEVERN FIELDS HTH VILLAGE, SUNDORNE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4RQ

    ODS code M82032

    1.6 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.0 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 SOUTH HERMITAGE, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7JS

    ODS code M82060

    2.2 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.4 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.7 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    4.3 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.3 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.3 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.8 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.0 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 018E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,969 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY2 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Severndale Specialist Academy is the nearest published school at 513 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,007 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 860 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.